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Administration (TSA) prior to operating
within United States airspace to ensure that
this design, and related operational
procedures, comply with TSA requirements.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 2,
2017.
Michael Kaszycki,
Assistant Manager, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–05325 Filed 3–16–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA–2016–9297; Special
Conditions No. 25–648–SC]
Special Conditions: Textron Aviation
Inc. Model 700 Airplane; Airplane
Electronic-System Security Protection
From Unauthorized External Access
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final special conditions; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
These special conditions are
issued for the Textron Aviation Inc.
(Textron) Model 700 airplane. This
airplane will have a novel or unusual
design feature when compared to the
state of technology envisioned in the
airworthiness standards for transportcategory airplanes. This design feature
is airplane electronic systems and
networks that allow access from
external sources (e.g., wireless devices,
Internet connectivity) to the airplane’s
internal electronic components. The
applicable airworthiness regulations do
not contain adequate or appropriate
safety standards for this design feature.
These special conditions contain the
additional safety standards that the
Administrator considers necessary to
establish a level of safety equivalent to
that established by the existing
airworthiness standards.
DATES: This action is effective on
Textron on March 17, 2017. We must
receive your comments by May 1, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2016–9297
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov/and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington,
DC, 20590–0001.
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• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: The FAA will post all
comments it receives, without change,
to http://www.regulations.gov/,
including any personal information the
commenter provides. Using the search
function of the docket Web site, anyone
can find and read the electronic form of
all comments received into any FAA
docket, including the name of the
individual sending the comment (or
signing the comment for an association,
business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s
complete Privacy Act Statement can be
found in the Federal Register published
on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478),
as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.
gov/.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time.
Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Varun Khanna, FAA, Airplane and
Flightcrew Interface, ANM–111,
Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue
SW., Renton, Washington 98057–3356;
telephone 425–227–1298; facsimile
425–227–1320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
has determined that notice of, and
opportunity for prior public comment
on, these special conditions is
impracticable because these procedures
would significantly delay issuance of
the design approval, and thus delivery,
of the affected airplane.
In addition, the substance of these
special conditions has been subject to
the public-comment process in several
prior instances with no substantive
comments received. The FAA therefore
finds that good cause exists for making
these special conditions effective upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Comments Invited
We invite interested people to take
part in this rulemaking by sending
written comments, data, or views. The
most helpful comments reference a
specific portion of the special
conditions, explain the reason for any
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recommended change, and include
supporting data.
We will consider all comments we
receive by the closing date for
comments. We may change these special
conditions based on the comments we
receive.
Background
On November 20, 2014, Textron
applied for a type certificate for their
new Model 700 airplane. The Textron
Model 700 airplane is a twin-engine,
transport-category executive airplane
with seating for 2 crewmembers and 12
passengers, and a maximum takeoff
weight of 38,514 lbs.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of Title 14, Code
of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17,
Textron must show that the Model 700
airplane meets the applicable provisions
of part 25, as amended by Amendments
25–1 through 25–139, 25–141, and 25–
143.
If the Administrator finds that the
applicable airworthiness regulations
(i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards
for the Textron Model 700 airplane
because of a novel or unusual design
feature, special conditions are
prescribed under the provisions of
§ 21.16.
Special conditions are initially
applicable to the model for which they
are issued. Should the type certificate
for that model be amended later to
include any other model that
incorporates the same novel or unusual
design feature, these special conditions
would also apply to the other model
under § 21.101.
In addition to the applicable
airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Textron Model 700
airplane must comply with the fuel-vent
and exhaust-emission requirements of
14 CFR part 34 and the noisecertification requirements of 14 CFR
part 36.
The FAA issues special conditions, as
defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in accordance
with § 11.38, and they become part of
the type certification basis under
§ 21.17(a)(2).
Novel or Unusual Design Features
The Textron Model 700 airplane will
incorporate the following novel or
unusual design feature: A digitalsystems network architecture composed
of several connected networks. This
network architecture and network
configuration will have the capability to
allow access to or by external network
sources, and may be used for or
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interfaced with a diverse set of
functions, including:
• Flight-safety-related control,
communication, and navigation systems
(airplane-control domain);
• Operator business and
administrative support (operatorinformation domain); and
• Passenger information and
entertainment systems (passengerentertainment domain).
Discussion
The Textron Model 700 airplane
allows connection to airplane electronic
systems and networks, and access from
airplane external sources (e.g., operator
networks, wireless devices, Internet
connectivity, service-provider satellite
communications, electronic flight bags,
etc.) to the airplane’s previously
isolated, internal, electronic
components. These airplane internal
electronic components include
electronic equipment and systems,
instruments, networks, servers, software
and electronic components, fieldloadable software and hardware
applications, and databases. This
proposed design may otherwise result in
network security vulnerabilities, if not
appropriately protected, from
intentional or unintentional corruption
of data and systems required for the
safety, operation, and maintenance of
the airplane. The existing regulations
and guidance material did not anticipate
this type of system architecture, nor
external wired and wireless electronic
access to airplane electronic systems.
Furthermore, regulations, and current
system safety-assessment policy and
techniques, do not address potential
security vulnerabilities that could be
caused by unauthorized access to
airplane electronic systems and
networks.
These special conditions contain the
additional safety standards that the
Administrator considers necessary to
establish a level of safety equivalent to
that established by the existing
airworthiness standards.
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Applicability
As discussed above, these special
conditions are applicable to the Textron
Model 700 airplane. Should Textron
apply at a later date for a change to the
type certificate to include another
model incorporating the same novel or
unusual design feature, these special
conditions would apply to that model as
well.
Conclusion
This action affects only a certain
novel or unusual design feature on one
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model of airplane. It is not a rule of
general applicability.
The substance of these special
conditions has been subjected to the
notice and comment period in several
prior instances and has been derived
without substantive change from those
previously issued. It is unlikely that
prior public comment would result in a
significant change from the substance
contained herein. Therefore, because a
delay would significantly affect the
certification of the airplane, the FAA
has determined that prior public notice
and comment are unnecessary and
impracticable, and good cause exists for
adopting these special conditions upon
publication in the Federal Register. The
FAA is requesting comments to allow
interested persons to submit views that
may not have been submitted in
response to the prior opportunities for
comment described above.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
The authority citation for these
special conditions is as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701,
44702, 44704.
The Special Conditions
Accordingly, pursuant to the
authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the following special
conditions are issued as part of the type
certification basis for Textron Model
700 airplanes.
1. The applicant must ensure that the
airplane electronic systems are protected
from access by unauthorized sources external
to the airplane, including those possibly
caused by maintenance activity.
2. The applicant must ensure that
electronic system-security threats are
identified and assessed, and that effective
electronic system-security protection
strategies are implemented to protect the
airplane from all adverse impacts on safety,
functionality, and continued airworthiness.
3. The applicant must establish appropriate
procedures to allow the operator to ensure
that continued airworthiness of the airplane
is maintained, including all post-typecertification modifications that may have an
impact on the approved electronic systemsecurity safeguards.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on February
10, 2017.
Michael Kaszycki,
Assistant Manager, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA–2016–9296; Special
Conditions No. 25–647–SC]
Special Conditions: Bombardier Inc.,
Model BD–700–2A12 and BD–700–
2A13 Series Airplanes, Electronic
Flight Control System: LateralDirectional and Longitudinal Stability,
and Low-Energy Awareness
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final special conditions; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
These special conditions are
issued for the Bombardier Inc.
(Bombardier) Model BD–700–2A12 and
BD–700–2A13 series airplanes. These
airplanes will have a novel or unusual
design feature when compared to the
state of technology envisioned in the
airworthiness standards for transportcategory airplanes. This design feature
is lateral-directional and longitudinal
stability, and low-energy awareness,
provided through an electronic flightcontrol system (EFCS). The applicable
airworthiness regulations do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards
for this design feature. These special
conditions contain the additional safety
standards that the Administrator
considers necessary to establish a level
of safety equivalent to that established
by the existing airworthiness standards.
DATES: This action is effective on
Bombardier on March 17, 2017. We
must receive your comments by May 1,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2016–9296
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: The FAA will post all
comments it receives, without change,
SUMMARY:
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 51 (Friday, March 17, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14125-14126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05332]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 25
[Docket No. FAA-2016-9297; Special Conditions No. 25-648-SC]
Special Conditions: Textron Aviation Inc. Model 700 Airplane;
Airplane Electronic-System Security Protection From Unauthorized
External Access
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final special conditions; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: These special conditions are issued for the Textron Aviation
Inc. (Textron) Model 700 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or
unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology
envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport-category
airplanes. This design feature is airplane electronic systems and
networks that allow access from external sources (e.g., wireless
devices, Internet connectivity) to the airplane's internal electronic
components. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain
adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These
special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the
Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety
equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
DATES: This action is effective on Textron on March 17, 2017. We must
receive your comments by May 1, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2016-9297
using any of the following methods:
Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room
W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC, 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket
Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without
change, to http://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal
information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the
docket Web site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all
comments received into any FAA docket, including the name of the
individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an
association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov/ gov/.
Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time. Follow the online instructions
for accessing the docket or go to Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of
the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Varun Khanna, FAA, Airplane and
Flightcrew Interface, ANM-111, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98057-
3356; telephone 425-227-1298; facsimile 425-227-1320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has determined that notice of, and
opportunity for prior public comment on, these special conditions is
impracticable because these procedures would significantly delay
issuance of the design approval, and thus delivery, of the affected
airplane.
In addition, the substance of these special conditions has been
subject to the public-comment process in several prior instances with
no substantive comments received. The FAA therefore finds that good
cause exists for making these special conditions effective upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Comments Invited
We invite interested people to take part in this rulemaking by
sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments
reference a specific portion of the special conditions, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data.
We will consider all comments we receive by the closing date for
comments. We may change these special conditions based on the comments
we receive.
Background
On November 20, 2014, Textron applied for a type certificate for
their new Model 700 airplane. The Textron Model 700 airplane is a twin-
engine, transport-category executive airplane with seating for 2
crewmembers and 12 passengers, and a maximum takeoff weight of 38,514
lbs.
Type Certification Basis
Under the provisions of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) 21.17, Textron must show that the Model 700 airplane meets the
applicable provisions of part 25, as amended by Amendments 25-1 through
25-139, 25-141, and 25-143.
If the Administrator finds that the applicable airworthiness
regulations (i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain adequate or
appropriate safety standards for the Textron Model 700 airplane because
of a novel or unusual design feature, special conditions are prescribed
under the provisions of Sec. 21.16.
Special conditions are initially applicable to the model for which
they are issued. Should the type certificate for that model be amended
later to include any other model that incorporates the same novel or
unusual design feature, these special conditions would also apply to
the other model under Sec. 21.101.
In addition to the applicable airworthiness regulations and special
conditions, the Textron Model 700 airplane must comply with the fuel-
vent and exhaust-emission requirements of 14 CFR part 34 and the noise-
certification requirements of 14 CFR part 36.
The FAA issues special conditions, as defined in 14 CFR 11.19, in
accordance with Sec. 11.38, and they become part of the type
certification basis under Sec. 21.17(a)(2).
Novel or Unusual Design Features
The Textron Model 700 airplane will incorporate the following novel
or unusual design feature: A digital-systems network architecture
composed of several connected networks. This network architecture and
network configuration will have the capability to allow access to or by
external network sources, and may be used for or
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interfaced with a diverse set of functions, including:
Flight-safety-related control, communication, and
navigation systems (airplane-control domain);
Operator business and administrative support (operator-
information domain); and
Passenger information and entertainment systems
(passenger-entertainment domain).
Discussion
The Textron Model 700 airplane allows connection to airplane
electronic systems and networks, and access from airplane external
sources (e.g., operator networks, wireless devices, Internet
connectivity, service-provider satellite communications, electronic
flight bags, etc.) to the airplane's previously isolated, internal,
electronic components. These airplane internal electronic components
include electronic equipment and systems, instruments, networks,
servers, software and electronic components, field-loadable software
and hardware applications, and databases. This proposed design may
otherwise result in network security vulnerabilities, if not
appropriately protected, from intentional or unintentional corruption
of data and systems required for the safety, operation, and maintenance
of the airplane. The existing regulations and guidance material did not
anticipate this type of system architecture, nor external wired and
wireless electronic access to airplane electronic systems. Furthermore,
regulations, and current system safety-assessment policy and
techniques, do not address potential security vulnerabilities that
could be caused by unauthorized access to airplane electronic systems
and networks.
These special conditions contain the additional safety standards
that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of
safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness
standards.
Applicability
As discussed above, these special conditions are applicable to the
Textron Model 700 airplane. Should Textron apply at a later date for a
change to the type certificate to include another model incorporating
the same novel or unusual design feature, these special conditions
would apply to that model as well.
Conclusion
This action affects only a certain novel or unusual design feature
on one model of airplane. It is not a rule of general applicability.
The substance of these special conditions has been subjected to the
notice and comment period in several prior instances and has been
derived without substantive change from those previously issued. It is
unlikely that prior public comment would result in a significant change
from the substance contained herein. Therefore, because a delay would
significantly affect the certification of the airplane, the FAA has
determined that prior public notice and comment are unnecessary and
impracticable, and good cause exists for adopting these special
conditions upon publication in the Federal Register. The FAA is
requesting comments to allow interested persons to submit views that
may not have been submitted in response to the prior opportunities for
comment described above.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25
Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
The authority citation for these special conditions is as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701, 44702, 44704.
The Special Conditions
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the following special conditions are issued as part of
the type certification basis for Textron Model 700 airplanes.
1. The applicant must ensure that the airplane electronic
systems are protected from access by unauthorized sources external
to the airplane, including those possibly caused by maintenance
activity.
2. The applicant must ensure that electronic system-security
threats are identified and assessed, and that effective electronic
system-security protection strategies are implemented to protect the
airplane from all adverse impacts on safety, functionality, and
continued airworthiness.
3. The applicant must establish appropriate procedures to allow
the operator to ensure that continued airworthiness of the airplane
is maintained, including all post-type-certification modifications
that may have an impact on the approved electronic system-security
safeguards.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on February 10, 2017.
Michael Kaszycki,
Assistant Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-05332 Filed 3-16-17; 8:45 am]
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